Sens. Graham, Scott weigh in on Pres. Trump's response to white supremacist groups

CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — It’s one of the big sticking points from Tuesday night’s debate - President Trump’s remarks on white supremacy.

It set off a flurry of reaction on both sides of the aisle, including from South Carolina Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott.

A lot of people feel the debate was an opportunity for the president to denounce white supremacy, but his response has been met with criticism, particularly what he didn’t say.

Sen. Tim Scott briefly commented on the issue Wednesday. The South Carolina Republican was in Washington to meet Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. During that meet and greet, Scott was asked if he finds the President’s refusal to condemn white supremacist groups concerning.

“I think he misspoke in response to Chris Wallace's comment,” said Scott. “He was asking Chris what he wanted to say, I think he misspoke. I think he should correct it, if he doesn't correct it, I guess he didn’t misspeak.”

Senator Lindsey Graham chimed in on Twitter. Graham said he agrees with Senator Scott’s statement about Trump needing to make it clear Proud Boys is a racist organization. He went on to say he also appreciates the president designating the KKK and Antifa as domestic terrorist organizations.

We reached out to Democratic Senate candidate Jaime Harrison for a comment. Harrison is running against Graham. Harrison replied with the following statement:

"Our elected officials must be clear and unequivocal on this, particularly during this shared moment as a country. Hatred and white supremacy have no place in South Carolina, nor should the vile ideas from groups like the Proud Boys be offered safe harbor anywhere across the United States."